When 42 Test wickets fell on a day
On January 28, there was a glut of wickets in three Tests being played in Adelaide, Abu Dhabi and Napier. We look at more such days, filled with wickets and runs
Date | Mat | Runs | Wkts | List |
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28 Jan 2012 | 3 | 493 | 42 | Aus v India 35/4, Eng v Pak 161/16, NZ v Zim 297/22 |
28 Dec 1996 | 3 | 531 | 40 | Aus v WI 231/15, SA v India 161/16, Zim v Eng 139/9 |
24 Nov 1990 | 3 | 568 | 38 | Aus v Eng 192/13, India v SL 143/12, Pak v WI 233/13 |
21 Mar 1998 | 4 | 904 | 36 | India v Aus 143/9, SA v SL 249/9, WI v Eng 217/8, Zim v Pak 295/10 |
29 Nov 1998 | 3 | 559 | 36 | Aus v Eng 216/12, Pak v Zim 193/14, SA v WI 150/10 |
17 Mar 2001 | 3 | 793 | 36 | NZ v Pak 276/4, SL v Eng 229/22, WI v SA 288/10 |
10 Nov 2002 | 3 | 641 | 36 | Aus v Eng 264/12, SA v SL 138/13, Zim v Pak 239/11 |
19 Dec 2004 | 3 | 748 | 36 | Aus v Pak 54/9, Ban v India 397/16, SA v Eng 297/11 |
16 Dec 2006 | 3 | 1039 | 36 | Aus v Eng 427/5, NZ v SL 289/11, SA v India 323/20 |
28 Oct 2004 | 3 | 759 | 33 | Ban v NZ 310/15, India v Aus 241/8, Pak v SL 208/10 |
23 Nov 1996 | 3 | 650 | 32 | Aus v WI 258/7, India v SA 123/13, Pak v NZ 269/12 |
28 Feb 1998 | 3 | 675 | 32 | NZ v Zim 296/11, SA v Pak 211/8, WI v Eng 168/13 |
29 Dec 1998 | 3 | 751 | 32 | Aus v Eng 341/18, NZ v India 250/11, SA v WI 160/3 |
28 Dec 1999 | 3 | 667 | 32 | Aus v India 308/14, NZ v WI 176/8, SA v Eng 183/10 |
23 Feb 1986 | 3 | 604 | 31 | NZ v Aus 241/4, SL v Pak 167/14, WI v Eng 196/13 |
17 Nov 2001 | 3 | 657 | 31 | Ban v Zim 209/9, SA v India 307/13, SL v WI 141/9 |
19 Mar 2004 | 3 | 878 | 31 | NZ v SA 266/11, SL v Aus 423/12, WI v Eng 189/8 |
26 Dec 1996 | 3 | 622 | 30 | Aus v WI 248/11, SA v India 237/10, Zim v Eng 137/9 |
3 Jan 1999 | 3 | 725 | 30 | Aus v Eng 233/10, NZ v India 279/10, SA v WI 213/10 |
3 Dec 2001 | 3 | 731 | 30 | Aus v NZ 325/11, India v Eng 262/11, SL v WI 144/8 |
Date | Mat | Runs | Wkts | List |
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28 Dec 2001 | 3 | 1086 | 24 | Aus v SA 361/9, NZ v Ban 336/11, SL v Zim 389/4 |
16 Dec 2006 | 3 | 1039 | 36 | Aus v Eng 427/5, NZ v SL 289/11, SA v India 323/20 |
1 Mar 2009 | 3 | 1008 | 19 | Pak v SL 317/4, SA v Aus 334/11, WI v Eng 357/4 |
12 Mar 2005 | 3 | 991 | 17 | India v Pak 324/4, NZ v Aus 300/7, SA v Zim 367/6 |
5 Jan 2008 | 3 | 970 | 19 | Aus v India 269/4, NZ v Ban 349/6, SA v WI 352/9 |
11 Mar 2001 | 4 | 956 | 23 | India v Aus 291/8, NZ v Pak 343/3, SL v Eng 70/3, WI v SA 252/9 |
27 Dec 2003 | 3 | 956 | 21 | Aus v India 354/9, NZ v Pak 267/7, SA v WI 335/5 |
13 Dec 2003 | 3 | 945 | 25 | Aus v India 336/9, SA v WI 280/8, SL v Eng 329/8 |
12 Dec 2003 | 3 | 938 | 15 | Aus v India 400/5, SA v WI 368/3, SL v Eng 170/7 |
19 Oct 2002 | 3 | 923 | 21 | Aus v Pak 298/3, India v WI 312/9, SA v Ban 313/9 |
15 Nov 2010 | 3 | 923 | 9 | India v NZ 273/5, Pak v SA 288/2, SL v WI 362/2 |
11 Mar 2005 | 3 | 917 | 30 | India v Pak 326/10, NZ v Aus 309/10, SA v Zim 282/10 |
11 Mar 2004 | 3 | 915 | 23 | NZ v SA 282/8, SL v Aus 322/6, WI v Eng 311/9 |
18 Dec 2004 | 3 | 915 | 21 | Aus v Pak 364/6, Ban v India 260/11, SA v Eng 291/4 |
21 Mar 1998 | 4 | 904 | 36 | India v Aus 143/9, SA v SL 249/9, WI v Eng 217/8, Zim v Pak 295/10 |
4 Dec 2009 | 3 | 896 | 30 | Aus v WI 336/6, India v SL 294/8, NZ v Pak 266/16 |
9 Nov 2002 | 3 | 890 | 27 | Aus v Eng 278/10, SA v SL 327/7, Zim v Pak 285/10 |
2 Jan 1999 | 3 | 887 | 17 | Aus v Eng 322/10, NZ v India 283/5, SA v WI 282/2 |
19 Mar 2004 | 3 | 878 | 31 | NZ v SA 266/11, SL v Aus 423/12, WI v Eng 189/8 |
26 Nov 2009 | 3 | 874 | 28 | Aus v WI 322/5, India v SL 220/13, NZ v Pak 332/10 |
Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for ESPNcricinfo and other ESPN sports websites. George Binoy is an Assistant Editor at ESPNcricinfo